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What is the water volume of the tank? 10 Gal
How long has the tank been running? ~2 years
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 80F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
2 Female Dalmation Mollies, 2 Female Lyretail Mollies
3 Mystery snails, various pod snails (unintended, brought in from plants)
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Weekly
How much of the water do you change? 50% or more
What do you use to treat your water? Prime, before it gets put into the tank
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Vacuum substrate too
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API Liquid testing kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5-10 ppm
pH: 7.5
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Once daily
How much do you feed your fish? pinch, ground up
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Omega One Freshwater flakes
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? No
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 months (March 2020)
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 1 day
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? The Black Dalmation Molly is swimming erratically and staying at the bottom of the tank. Often the fish will just stay at the bottom of the tank and sit there motionless until it is disturbed. There does not look to be bloating and it is swimming upright. Sometimes it ventures up to swim with the other Molly fish. The top and bottom fins look clamped and could explain the erratic swimming (to swim it has to wiggle itself). The other 3 Mollies are fine and show no unhealthy symptoms.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? I've dosed Paraguard for the past two days. No signs of it working.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? See above.
Explain your emergency situation in detail.
Initially I started with 2 female Dalmation Mollies in early March. One of them showed a bit of aggression towards another (White Dalmation chasing Black Dalmation around the tank, however there was no fin nipping that I saw). One week ago I got two female Lyretail Mollies in order to try to reduce the stress on the bullied Black Molly. The four fish have been acting fine and swimming together until today. The Black Dalmation Molly is hanging around the bottom of the tank and being motionless unless disturbed. She does swim up to eat the food, but then swims back down to the bottom. The other 3 Molly fish are doing well.
There's no exterior abnormalities I saw on the Black Dalmation or other fish, but I did dose paraguard twice (once a day) to be sure. I have a theory that the two Lyretails I recently got are not both female and have impregnated the female Dalmations, so I posted pics of the Lyretails. I read to look for the fan shaped analfin to identify a female, but maybe I messed up and a more experienced hobbyist can correct me. Thanks for any help you all can provide!
White Dalmation Molly (The Bully):


Black Dalmation Molly (The Bullied):
GIF of Black Dalmation Molly swimming erratically
The two female Lyretail Mollies:


How long has the tank been running? ~2 years
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 80F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
2 Female Dalmation Mollies, 2 Female Lyretail Mollies
3 Mystery snails, various pod snails (unintended, brought in from plants)
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Weekly
How much of the water do you change? 50% or more
What do you use to treat your water? Prime, before it gets put into the tank
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Vacuum substrate too
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API Liquid testing kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5-10 ppm
pH: 7.5
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Once daily
How much do you feed your fish? pinch, ground up
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Omega One Freshwater flakes
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? No
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 months (March 2020)
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 1 day
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? The Black Dalmation Molly is swimming erratically and staying at the bottom of the tank. Often the fish will just stay at the bottom of the tank and sit there motionless until it is disturbed. There does not look to be bloating and it is swimming upright. Sometimes it ventures up to swim with the other Molly fish. The top and bottom fins look clamped and could explain the erratic swimming (to swim it has to wiggle itself). The other 3 Mollies are fine and show no unhealthy symptoms.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? I've dosed Paraguard for the past two days. No signs of it working.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? See above.
Explain your emergency situation in detail.
Initially I started with 2 female Dalmation Mollies in early March. One of them showed a bit of aggression towards another (White Dalmation chasing Black Dalmation around the tank, however there was no fin nipping that I saw). One week ago I got two female Lyretail Mollies in order to try to reduce the stress on the bullied Black Molly. The four fish have been acting fine and swimming together until today. The Black Dalmation Molly is hanging around the bottom of the tank and being motionless unless disturbed. She does swim up to eat the food, but then swims back down to the bottom. The other 3 Molly fish are doing well.
There's no exterior abnormalities I saw on the Black Dalmation or other fish, but I did dose paraguard twice (once a day) to be sure. I have a theory that the two Lyretails I recently got are not both female and have impregnated the female Dalmations, so I posted pics of the Lyretails. I read to look for the fan shaped analfin to identify a female, but maybe I messed up and a more experienced hobbyist can correct me. Thanks for any help you all can provide!
White Dalmation Molly (The Bully):


Black Dalmation Molly (The Bullied):
GIF of Black Dalmation Molly swimming erratically
The two female Lyretail Mollies:

